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  1. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

  2. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    Agree with both of you. I tried to be as precise as possible knowing full well I was one step beyond Rube Goldberg with this. As far as the toe I remounted several times and took multiple readings. Accuracy may very well come from consistent rate of error on both sides. Anyway all I wound up...
  3. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    Got to work on it some today and took out half the toe in. While under there I checked the back wheel for straightness by laying the laser along each side of the rear tire and then measuring the distance between the laser line to the front tire on the same side. Surprisingly, the left front tire...
  4. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    Actually, the handling is much better. It's the ability to resist change in track from outside forces that went downhill. Anyway, problem solved. I made up my own cheap mans laser alignment check. I have Gloryders on the front hubs that stick out with flat caps, put a piece of velcro on them and...
  5. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    Thx but nothing that simple. It will track fine in calm conditions. Throw in some trucks and a windy day and it starts darting about. I've got 13K riding this and this is pretty much what it did when new. I did lots of mods and eliminated 95% of it. Even prior to the laser alignment I was fairly...
  6. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    If the alignment doesn't change, then why? I did some interstate driving yesterday and it's not my imagination, it's darting around more than it did even before the alignment. I'm going to jack it up tomorrow and start looking for anything loose. I'm also going to rig up some laser lights to the...
  7. flybuddy

    muffler project

    Thx...not sure why I typed 3, I was just under there yesterday doing the rear brakes. Seems simple enough, I wonder why more folks don't go this route.
  8. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    Thx, I agree that it's doubtful the alignment changed. I'll try lower tire pressure, different grip, as suggested, may have something to do with this also.
  9. flybuddy

    Front tire swap affect alignment?

    Had a Laser alignment done last month at Biketoberfest with good results. Just changed my front tires out last week to General Altimax 185/60R14s. The Generals are much smoother and grip better BUT it seems to be darting around some in windy conditions and highway riding like it did before the...
  10. flybuddy

    muffler project

    How did you attach to the front pipe? There a 3 bolt bent flange that's part of the stock muffler?
  11. flybuddy

    muffler project

    I've had mine off a few times and it looked fairly large..I'm guessing at 2 1/2 Something like this might work. Have to come with a way to hook to lead pipe and fabricate a rear hanger. http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/30291/10002/-1?parentProductId=2111531
  12. flybuddy

    muffler project

    Looking at aftermarket auto muffs..what's the diameter of the the pipe that goes into our stock RT muff?
  13. flybuddy

    muffler project

    I'll bet he's trying to get a sound he likes without having to spend a few hundred bucks a pop on trial and error. IMO, a worthwhile endeavor. I don't personally believe there's good value in the relatively few aftermarket muffs available to us.
  14. flybuddy

    Rear Brake Help

    Good thoughts for the future...thx
  15. flybuddy

    Rear Brake Help

    OK---finally got them on. With caliper off I twisted the parking brake assembly and slid the bolt in partially. Rotated the parking brake back and compressed piston. Put caliper in place with outside pad only and wiggled bolt in further to hold in position. Large screwdriver into empty slot in...
  16. flybuddy

    Rear Brake Help

    OK, figured out the WHY.. As you turn the parking brake assembly it pushes out the caliper piston. With old OEM pads--no problem as it rotates PAST the hex bolt hole..With new Ron pads---problem--they're thicker and it won't even get close..I tried to loosen the nut on the parking brake assembly...
  17. flybuddy

    Rear Brake Help

    Thx..you can see the spring, it's normal I even disconnected it at the top and it still won't fully turn.
  18. flybuddy

    Rear Brake Help

    Thx, I've got the green manual and just looked it up. They've got you fully removing removing the parking brake assembly which doesn't seem necessary to me BUT I'm going to try and break that nut again. With the assembly currently loose it just doesn't feel right putting as much pressure as I...
  19. flybuddy

    Rear Brake Help

    Trying to change rear pads and ran into a glitch. To remove the rearmost caliper hex bolt I simply rotated the parking brake by hand which exposed the rear bolt head enough to remove it. I've installed the new pads and the forward hex bolt BUT the parking brake assembly will no longer rotate...
  20. flybuddy

    Wheel Weights?

    I had a LOT of them on the OEM front tires...Replaced with larger car tires and now there are only 3 on one side and 5 on the other.
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